Author: Mike Coffey

1,000 Words About Pitt


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Relax, they won’t be my words. And they won’t even be words. Keeping in mind the old saying about pictures, we here at NDNation are working with a group called FanAlytix. They’ve come up with a neat new graphic called Game View 360 that will tell you everything you need to know about how a…

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Notes from the Geetar: Have Team, Will Travel

The B1G’s announcement of a conference-only 2020 is the first domino in what stands to be a true cascade. COVID-19 has everyone scrambling to still have a season while keeping everything as safe as possible, and Notre Dame is not an exception. So far, all we know is the game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field…

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The Big Win Tournament — Same as it Ever Was


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[crowdsignal poll=10554578] As the old saying goes, if you come at the king, you best not miss. The 1978 win over DePaul to reach the Final Four … missed. And badly. My thanks to everyone who participated in our little COVID distraction here. Hopefully sometime in the next couple seasons we’ll get a win or…

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The Big Win Tournament — And Then There Was … One?


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And so the Big Win Tournament comes to an end. It was a slim margin, but in the end, Irish basketball fans chose the 1978 Elite Eight win over the 2015 ACC Championship. [crowdsignal poll=10552851] Normally, this is where I would tell everyone how thankful I am for their participation (which I am) and how…

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The Big Win Tournament — And Then There Were Two

Thirty-seven wins entered the dome back in April. Those wins represented the biggest Notre Dame men’s basketball program had achieved in the sport’s modern era. When I seeded the wins originally, I kinda figured two of them would stand above the rest. Your votes have confirmed my position, and today we will select between those…

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